Not a bad idea at all. I really like those festive bags. The only thing I would add might be a bit more ribbon. I do love my bows.

We receive quite a few wrapped but not boxed items for Christmas. Since our family is heavily into gifts of socks ( wouldn't Dumbledore like us) there's always a bit of sweet squishiness under our tree.

Tissue paper and bags can be very helpful! Especially since they both come in so many more colors/designs these days. The other day I wrapped plain ol' books in tissue paper, no tape, and put them in a gift bag. I used enough paper that the recipient couldn't see through it, and each book was in a different color/design. One book was for her toddler and she said he played with the tissue paper a long time.

Plus, if unwrapped with a small bit of care, you can reuse the tissue paper. True of regular paper, too, of course, but I've never actually seen anyone do that. My dad drives me nuts carefully unwrapping his packages without tearing the paper... then crumples it up and throws it away.